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[allhopeislost]

So i've reread The Vampire Armand and Blood and Gold

And i still do not understand why so many people in fandom seem to be so critical of Marius.

He does not get an ounce of empathy in a way most other charas do from a huge chunk of fandom i just... Do not get it 🥲 If anyone is willing to explain to me where are they coming from and how they see him i would be extremely greatful!!

!!Full transparency!! for you to understand where i am coming from! He is one of my favorite characters, along with Pandora, Daniel and Armand (do you see de romanus bloodline bias?) and it really messed me up, coming here after over a decade of just reading books on my own

I always read him as a man of his time (Roman Empire) deeply identified with virtues of the Roman, and insecure about not leaving up to them

A dude that knows how capable and powerfull he is and takes it to mean that if he CAN do something its his DUTY to do so (horrible idea)

He takes responsiblity for everything and never asks if that is needed (even worse idea)

A man with a huge ego, and worst of all! Capable of actually delivering on his image most of time!! ! It's tragic - he is a maker of his own misery, he cannot be vulnerable because his apparent strength is what now loved and appreciated by others (in his view,and then armand esp did not help with this)

And he just does not want to be alone

I just read him as tragic man, brought down by his own power, by his own doing. It is sad, it makes him do horrible things but i have never read him as ill-intentioned

Just misguided, tired and ignorant (he is also hella giving, benevolent, loves art, artists and craftsmen, tries to be fair and objective, studious, responsible bla bla many good things. Also 🤡<thats him i have no delusions, he is a dAddY dOm and pervy about young boys and ankles i am aware but anne made him a roman thats kinda what they did back then 🗿)

Pls help 😭😭😭